Cleanse, Match, and Standardize Cloud Data for Better Business Insights
IT environments have grown vastly more complex in the past few decades, as enterprises have added a multitude of new data sources, all of which may necessitate data cleansing, matching, and standardization. Mainframes now sit alongside distributed systems that incorporate ERP, CRM, specialized logistics software, custom applications, and more. Mobile technologies, clickstream analysis, social media, […]
What Role Does Data Quality Play in Data Governance?
Executives at large enterprises have understood the value of data and data quality for years, but that awareness has been pervading an ever-broader spectrum of organizations. As the volume and velocity of data available has skyrocketed, leaders in business and public sector entities alike have realized that their accumulated data holds great potential as a […]
Best of 2020 – Top 10 Data Integration and Data Quality Blog Posts
Data integration helps to connect today’s infrastructure with tomorrow’s technology to unlock the potential of all your enterprise data while data quality helps you understand your data and ensure it’s accurate, consistent, and complete. As 2020 ends, we wanted to share our most viewed Data Integration and Data Quality articles from the Precisely blog. Let’s […]
3 Areas Where Data Quality Management Can Supercharge Data Governance
What forces are driving expanded adoption of data governance programs? Data governance has become a primary concern of companies everywhere. And with good reason – businesses must have strong data governance and data quality management in order to mitigate risks as thoroughly as possible. These risks are both inward facing and external. On the compliance […]
3 Data Quality Capabilities That Supercharge Data Governance
With growing regulations and greater public concern over data privacy, companies are increasingly focused on data governance. Yet there’s no single way for a business to approach data governance that will ensure perfect results. Instead, companies can adopt a number of different strategies, all of which can be made more effective when bolstered by key […]
Data Quality: A Financial Services Industry Imperative
Trust is the keystone of the financial system. Over the past two decades, global financial regulations have established a system of governance intended to ensure and safeguard that trust. Dodd-Frank, Basel III, MiFiD, EU Solvency II, and other major regulatory initiatives have mandated that financial institutions understand where their data is coming from and can […]
4 Steps Toward Better Data Management
In April 2019, digital magazine Raconteur predicted that by 2020, the digital universe would be 44 zettabytes. That means that there are 40 times more bytes than there are stars in the observable cosmos. That’s why putting a data management plan in place is so important. For the enterprise, this statistic represents an opportunity as well […]
The Value Wedge: What Data IS, DOES, and MEANS in Data Governance and Data Quality Initiatives
If you’ve followed the enterprise software industry over the past ten years, you’ve probably picked up on a key trend that has led successful vendors to prominence and others to their demise – making data “fit for purpose.” The successful vendors have offered solutions that are simple to deploy, easily accessible for IT to manage […]
The Benefits of Data Quality – A Review of Use Cases & Trends
Looking for an overview of use cases and current trends for data quality? You’ve come to the right place! In this post, we review the benefits of data quality and how it can help your business. Data quality saves you money A big reason to pay attention to data quality is that it can save […]
Your Data Governance Solution Essential to AI and Machine Learning
Enterprise use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning is growing rapidly. A 2019 report by Gartner reveals that over the previous four years, the number of enterprises employing AI grew by 270 percent. It’s easy to understand why. With good data governance, AI and machine learning technologies provide an unprecedented ability to extract useful […]
Data Governance or Data Quality: Which to do First?
Many companies are just starting their data governance journey. There has been a paradigm shift towards a data driven environment. As you start to think how data impacts your organization, it becomes clear that the focus is leaning more towards business processes and away from specific applications. Quite often I speak with prospects who are […]
CCPA Brings Data Management to the Forefront
While January 1, 2020 marks the start of a new year and a new decade, it’s also the dawn of a new era in the State of California. On that day, the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA for short, also known as AB375) becomes law. Even if you don’t have a business in California, this sweeping […]